British Food Journal: Volume 95 Issue 6

Changes in Diet over 40 Years and Their Significance

David H. Buss

During and after the Second World War, the British diet wasseverely limited. Sweets, sugar and fatty foods were among the foods inshort supply, but as soon as they became freely…

Researching the Dietary Beliefs and Practices of Men

Ewan Gillon, Louise McCorkindale, Linda McKie

While many researchers have commented on the relationship betweenmen and food, most empirical research has focused on men′s dietarybeliefs and practices as perceived by women. Yet…

“Snack Foods”, Overeating and Obesity: Relationships with Food Composition, Palatability and Eating Behaviour

David J. Mela, Peter J. Rogers

Briefly reviews issues of palatability, food composition, energymetabolism, and eating behaviour in relation to overeating and obesity,with a particular emphasis on the possible…

Food Safety Act 1990: Code of Practice No. 16

D.C.E. Roberts

The Food Safety Act 1990 contains, at Section 40 provisionsallowing the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretaryof State for Health, the Secretaries of State for…

The Carrageenan Connection III: Recent Regulatory Revisions and Recommendations

D.M.W. Anderson

In the recent 1993 round of regulatory meetings, the joint FAO/WHOJECFA awarded a temporary restricted ADI to Processed Eucheuma Seaweed(PES); the Codex Committee on Food…

Graphical Nutritional Labelling: The Need for Consumer Research

Carol Williams

Providing interpretative or graphical nutrition information on foodlabels could help consumers understand more about the nutritionalcontent of foods and facilitate easier food…

A Computer Advice System for a Vegetarian Diet

K. Gregson, K.N. Boorman, P.A. Frost

Aims to provide an expert system to offer dietary advice to thoseon a vegetarian diet or responsible for catering for vegetarians. ChoseProlog as language for the construction of…